A hole former for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure of the type used in underground water systems, such as a manhole. The hole former includes a body defining a central axis and an outer peripheral surface, with at least one gasket retention element projecting radially outwardly from the outer peripheral surface to interface with a corresponding locating feature of the gasket. In this manner, axial shifting or movement of the gasket with respect to the hole former is restricted, thereby positively locating and retaining the gasket on the hole former before and during the casting process. The hole former may have a compound curvature, with the gasket retained around the periphery of the hole former in a compound curved configuration.
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1. A hole former for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure, comprising:
a body defining a central axis and including a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface having a length extending parallel to said central axis, said outer peripheral surface disposed at a first radial extent from said central axis;
at least one gasket retention element projecting outwardly beyond said outer peripheral surface to a second radial extent from said central axis, said second radial extent greater than said first radial extent; and
wherein said body of said hole former includes first and second opposite end faces curved along concentric arcs defined by respective aligned radii extending from a common second axis perpendicular to said central axis.
8. A gasket and hole former assembly for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure, comprising:
a hole former, comprising:
a body defining a central axis and including a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface having a length extending parallel to said central axis, said outer peripheral surface disposed at a first radial extent from said central axis; and
at least one gasket retention element projecting outwardly beyond said outer peripheral surface to a second radial extent from said central axis, said second radial extent greater than said first radial extent; and
an annular gasket received on outer peripheral surface and including an annular anchoring portion projecting radially outwardly from said gasket, said anchoring portion adapted for embedment within concrete, said gasket mechanically interfacing with said gasket retention element, whereby movement of said gasket with respect to said outer peripheral surface of said hole former along a direction of said axis is restricted.
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This application claims the benefit under Title 35, U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/460,949, filed on Feb. 20, 2017, and of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/489,622, filed on Apr. 25, 2017, each entitled HOLE FORMER WITH GASKET LOCATING FEATURES FOR CAST MANHOLE STRUCTURES, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated by reference herein.
The present invention relates to gaskets that are cast in place within the openings of structures such as manholes of the type used in underground water systems to provide a sealing connection between the manhole and a pipe that is connected to the manhole. In particular, the present invention relates to a hole former for supporting and locating a gasket with respect to a form structure during casting of the structure.
Underground water systems, such as sewers and storm water systems, include underground structures such as manholes that are used to facilitate pipe junctions and to provide physical access points to the systems. These structures are typically made of concrete, and gaskets are used to seal connections between pipes and openings in the structures. In order to locate and support a gasket during casting of the gasket within an opening in the wall of the structure, a hole former, or casting mandrel assembly, is used. Hole formers have smooth, substantially cylindrical outer walls upon which an annular gasket is fitted to hold the gasket in place during the casting process by which the gasket is embedded within the cast structure.
One challenge with the foregoing construction is that it may be possible for the gasket to move or shift slightly with respect to the hole former, such as during the setup of the form structure and/or during the casting process due to the pouring or loading of the concrete, for example, potentially mislocating the gasket in the cast structure.
Additionally, if the cast structure is cylindrical, the wall in which the gasket is cast will be curved, such that the hole former itself may not be a geometric cylinder with straight, parallel end walls but rather may be shaped with a compound curvature. It is difficult to locate a cylindrical, annular gasket to conform to such hole formers as the inherent material properties of the flexible gasket tend to bias or return the gasket to its nominal cylindrical, annular shape.
What is needed is an improvement over the foregoing.
The present invention provides a hole former for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure of the type used in underground water systems, such as a manhole. The hole former includes a body defining a central axis and an outer peripheral surface, with at least one gasket retention element projecting radially outwardly from the outer peripheral surface to interface with a corresponding locating feature of the gasket. In this manner, axial shifting or movement of the gasket with respect to the hole former is restricted, thereby positively locating and retaining the gasket on the hole former before and during the casting process. The hole former may have a compound curvature, with the gasket retained around the periphery of the hole former in a compound curved configuration.
In one form thereof, the present invention provides a hole former for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure, including a body defining a central axis and including a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface having a length extending parallel to the central axis, the outer peripheral surface disposed at a first radial extent from the central axis; and at least one gasket retention element projecting outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to a second radial extent from the central axis, the second radial extent greater than the first radial extent.
The body of the hole former may include first and second opposite end faces disposed perpendicular to the central axis, the first and second end faces curved along concentric arcs defined by respective aligned radii extending from a common second axis perpendicular to the central axis.
The body of the hole former may include at least one gasket retention element interface, each gasket retention element associated with a corresponding gasket retention element interface.
At least one of the gasket retention element interfaces may include a hole in the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and at least one of the gasket retention elements may be an end of a spring clip, the end projecting through the hole outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to the second radial extent. At least one of the gasket retention element interfaces may include a pair of holes in the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and at least one of the gasket retention elements may be a pair of ends of a spring clip, the ends respectively projecting through the pair of holes outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to the second radial extent.
The hole former may further include an annular gasket received on outer peripheral surface, the gasket mechanically interfacing with a respective the gasket retention element, whereby movement of the gasket with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the hole former along a direction of the axis is restricted.
The gasket may include at least one recess engaging a respective gasket retention element, whereby movement of the gasket with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the hole former along a direction of the axis is restricted.
The hole former body may include an outer wall having a first diameter and defining the outer peripheral surface, the outer wall defining a stepped region having a second, lesser diameter than the first diameter, and the stepped region extending partially around the outer periphery of a lower portion of the hole former.
In another form thereof, the present invention provides a gasket and hole former assembly for use in casting a gasket within an opening of a structure, including a hole former, including a body defining a central axis and including a substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface having a length extending parallel to the central axis, the outer peripheral surface disposed at a first radial extent from the central axis; and at least one gasket retention element projecting outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to a second radial extent from the central axis, the second radial extent greater than the first radial extent; and an annular gasket received on outer peripheral surface, the gasket mechanically interfacing with the gasket retention element, whereby movement of the gasket with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the hole former along a direction of the axis is restricted.
The gasket may include at least one recess engaging a respective gasket retention element, whereby movement of the gasket with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the hole former along a direction of the axis is restricted.
The body of the hole former may include first and second opposite end faces disposed perpendicular to the central axis, the first and second end faces curved along concentric arcs defined by respective aligned radii extending from a common second axis perpendicular to the central axis.
The body of the hole former may include at least one gasket retention element interface, each gasket retention element associated with a corresponding gasket retention element interface.
At least one of the gasket retention element interfaces may include a hole in the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and at least one of the gasket retention elements may be an end of a spring clip, the end projecting through the hole outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to the second radial extent. At least one of the gasket retention element interfaces may include a pair of holes in the substantially cylindrical outer peripheral surface, and at least one of the gasket retention elements may be a pair of ends of a spring clip, the ends respectively projecting through the pair of holes outwardly beyond the outer peripheral surface to the second radial extent.
The body of the hole former may include an outer wall having a first diameter and defining the outer peripheral surface, the outer wall defining a stepped region having a second, lesser diameter than the first diameter, and the stepped region extending partially around the outer periphery of a lower portion of the hole former.
The above mentioned and other features and objects of this invention, and the manner of attaining them, will become more apparent and the invention itself will be better understood by reference to the following description of embodiments of the invention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. The exemplifications set out herein illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and such exemplifications are not to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention in any manner.
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Manhole 20 may have a cylindrical outer profile, as shown in
Gasket 28 is used to form a watertight, sealing connection between the outer surface of a pipe 30 and the manhole 20. Exemplary gaskets for forming such sealing connections, as well as methods of casting such gaskets within concrete structures and effecting sealing connections between pipes and the structures using such gaskets are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,916,799 and U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0167975, each assigned to the assignee of the present invention, the disclosures of each are expressly incorporated herein by reference.
Gasket 28 is made of a flexible, resilient and compressible material such as a natural or synthetic rubber or other synthetic polymeric materials such as thermoset polymers, for example. Typically, gasket 28 is produced by extruding the gasket as a linear cross-section, followed by cutting to a desired length, forming into an annular, cylindrical configuration, and sealing the opposite ends to one another via a heat set or splicing method. In this manner, gasket 28 has a nominal shape which is annular and cylindrical, and the inherent properties of the flexible, resilient material of gasket 28 will tend to return gasket 28 to its nominal annular, cylindrical shape whenever gasket 28 is deformed from such shape due to external forces.
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First and second opposite faces F1 and F2 are disposed perpendicular to central axis A1. Hole former 40 may also include one or more support ribs 47, wherein the internal area of hole former 40 within outer wall 44 and between first and second opposite faces F1 and F2 may be substantially hollow for a weight reduction and/or material savings.
In one embodiment (not shown), first and second opposite faces F1 and F2 are straight and parallel to one another, such that hole former 40 is a “true” cylinder with straight, parallel opposite end faces. In this embodiment, hole former 40 may be used for forming and locating a gasket within an opening in a flat wall of a structure.
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Hole former 40 also includes at least one gasket retention element interface defined within, or associated with, outer peripheral surface 46 of outer peripheral wall 44. In the embodiment shown in
As discussed herein, gasket retention elements are associated with the gasket retention interfaces of hole former 40 and, in use, project beyond the outer peripheral surface 46 of wall 44 of hole former 40. Stated otherwise, with outer peripheral surface 46 of wall 44 disposed at a first radial extent from central axis A1 of hole former 40, the gasket retention elements project radially outwardly beyond the first radial extent of outer peripheral surface 46 to a second radial extent which is greater than the first radial extent. In this manner, as described below, the gasket retention elements are positioned to mechanically interfaced with and/or engage and positively locate a gasket with respect to the outer peripheral surface 46 hole former 40.
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Referring to 20a-20c, when hole former 160 is used to form opening 26 in wall 22 of manhole 20, in which gasket 28 is embedded within opening 26 as discussed above, the stepped region 164 of hole former 160 will form a corresponding recessed relief area 166 at the lower portion of opening 26. The advantage of relief area 166 will be discussed below with reference to
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In this manner, selected regions of sealing portion 62 of gasket 28, such as the regions located substantially at the 3 o′clock and 9 o′clock positions of the hole former/gasket assembly as shown, will not extend beyond front face F1 of hole former 160 to thereby prevent interference between outer form wall 172 and sealing portion 62 of gasket 28 while also minimizing the corresponding spaces between outer form wall 172 and sealing portion 62 of gasket 28 to prevent concrete from passing between the foregoing interface during casting.
As used herein, the phrase “within any range defined between any two of the foregoing values” literally means that any range may be selected from any two of the values listed prior to such phrase regardless of whether the values are in the lower part of the listing or in the higher part of the listing. For example, a pair of values may be selected from two lower values, two higher values, or a lower value and a higher value.
While this disclosure has been described as having exemplary designs, the present disclosure can be further modified within the spirit and scope of this disclosure. This application is therefore intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure using its general principles. Further, this application is intended to cover such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice in the art to which this disclosure pertains and which fall within the limits of the appended claims.
Gamble, Jimmy D., Krueckeberg, David Allen
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